Pistol



L. l. LARSON.

PISTOL.

' APPLICATION FILED IuN'E I, I9I.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

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PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE l. 19m

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Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

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in ythe i county off Growzwnggand Stategofl Minnesota, ha've. invented a. certain new and useful Improvement. in Pistols,r of which the followingisaspecicationf-iif; l The fp resentf invention relates foto` .firing arms, yand 'more' particularly. toipistols. a'

hammer to* .provide` an l improved .breech block adapted toQbe automatically/advanced into and withdrawn 3fronig-the-fbreech loi 'the 1 barrel, thef..breech` blockv being actuated.- d.iV ll rectly by the?` triggerggand'to. `provide an A.11n-gj; proved ejectorxmechani'smfor.automatically-. ej ecting .the empty.- shells `through one side fof f the `frame Vimmediate lyllpricir,to the: :feeding of the cartridgesitothebreechrblo'ckr Thev invention.r further aims ftliesfprovi#V sion .of i a novel :construction'fof ypistol for 'efbeing .relativel tive y1n Vaction".

The above7 .and varlolisother ect's', and

advantagesfoifthisf invention :will bemin" fp art j described; and. in part :nnderstood Afrom the following detailed description.` of the present preferred embodiment, fthe:- ,same being illustrated,I the; accompanying drawings, i

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Fig. lis. asimilar :showing the 'parte inv positionjto deliver.ar.cartridge to the breech block Fig..4 .isfdeta' View, in Sideielevation the'. cartridgey fgnideao'r snp- 1 Fig-7 is@enlargedscen taremiroug? thef .cartridgelengagin and advancing de-ff Appii'catitn mea'iulne 1., 191s.. seriai'nq.Y @$7,745. f

..Fig.9.is afront dgeviewofthefsame. 55"` Fig. l0 is a longitudinal'. sectionfthrough the'. spring casing for supportingthe l'trigger andcartridgefeeding device-.T j Fig. llisa tranv'erse section taken'through the breech vof vthe pistol, showingthe Shell i f ejectorin'fclosedposition Y Fig.V 12 im demi Side elevatiil fftiie latchplate for covering the'extractoropeny lAnolojectlofthe presentjinventionis to." provide/'a :pistol having. a magazine. adapted to carryaplurality ofcart'ridges; toprovlde an improved cartridge' 'feeding mecha'mem f actuatedj lbyiv thefshammer to :feed cartridges to they breech uponl thezret'racting of. the

ingiin one: sideiof th'e pistol.'y g

; eferring kto thel drawings 107 designates-65 the frame. of the pistol which is 7pfoviaoi in; 'l

its upper part with a longitndinalfopening gf to receive Athe inneryendfofgamail@f.11,'the Y .held ziplae' i latter being kdetach'ab'ly screw 12 or thelilze. s

which nie ejector is adapted@ melanie link 1.

16 being connected'to thejfr'ame by'axpin slotgconnection "togpermit'initial down#HH "j ward movement prior to the'ls'wl gin of the? 85 ejectorl laterally -outward;V f The" 'other VSide i* 'ofV the ejectorl 4has anyinclinedflower face 17. against whichtheupper@mafia-Orth@ r is mounted inthe 'blockdll andisjnorm'ally l urged backwardffrom'theadjacent wallof the opening 13 and outof the keeper'opeiii* injposition. i Y` f Arranged at the rea yendl of rthe .opening bresciani-,he

j pin 37' in a `supporting housing 38.

22 is beveled or inclined and adapted to engage against a correspondingly formed face on a bolt shifter 28 slidably mounted in the upper part of the guide 20. Secured to the upper end of the `guide'20 is a` cartridge guide or support 29 which is inclined rearwardly and downwardly and has upstanding flanges 30 between which the cartridges A are adapted to rest.

A reciprocating feeder 3,1 is dove-tailed between the flanges 30 of the guide 29 and carries a spring pressed finger 32 ynormally urged upward and having a forwardly facing shoulder for contact with thel rims of cartridges sliding point end foremost over the guide 29 toward the breech. The reciprocating. block 31 is provided with a laterally projecting pinf33 which passes through a longitudinal slot 34 formed in the `adjacent flangeBO. The pin 33 is `adapted to reciprocate ina longitudinal slot 35 formed in a 4substantially vertically extending feed- `ing lever 36 pivoted at its lower'end on a The upper end ofthe lever 36 is normall. urged backward by a spring 39 arrange inthe housing38 to holdtheslide31in a rearward cartridge engaging position. A Ver ticaly magazine 40 is arranged in the handle 41 and is adapted to slide down through the lower end thereof. The magazine is held lin position by a button 42 mounted upon 'the' lower .end of a leaf spring .43 seated in the lower end ofthe handle or frame of the pistol. The magaziney 40 is curved forward at its upper end to conform vto the configuration of thehandle. n When the magazine is in place its upper/end lies Ain register withv the rear end of the` guide 29, and the car-V tridges A in the magazine are adapted to be fed upward therethrough by a spring or `the like inV the usual manner. The feeding` lever 364 has -a hook 44 pivotallyY connected at one endY upon the upper end thereof, the' bill 45 of the hook being adapted to engage over the rim of the cartridge at the upper side thereof. j, j, j j

A frame piece 46` isgrivetedl or otherwise suitably secured to the frame of the pistol at the top'- of the handle'41 thereof, and has an overhanging arm 47 inthe underside of which is formed a longitudinal groove 48 to receive a.v projection-49 upstanding from the free end portion of the hookv 44. The leverl 36 rises against one side of the guide, 29 andthe hook44 is offset intermediate its lengthto overhang the upper sideof the adjacent cartridge. i The arm,47 Vpivotally supports one -endyof a paw] 50 the-freeendof which is shonlderedvtoseat against thee upper edge of the cartridge rim `tofs'upportthe same from falling backward toward the its rear edge. The hammer52 is slotted toI form-spaced apart arms or side plates adapt'- ed to receive therebetween the. guide 29 vand its adjacent parts. The arm 47 has an upper curved edge and the inner topywall of the hammer 52 is correspondingly .formed to admit the free rocking of the` hammer `in the top of the frame A transverse pin 55 is securedk in the frame and passes through the lower end portions of the vhammer plates to pivotally support the hammer. A cam block 57 is formed in the lower end ofthe hammer eccentric to its pivotal' axis `and. is

adapted to bear against the lower end ofz the feeding lever 36 above its pivot and ad- Vance thesame forward when the hammer is retracted. The lower 'end'of .the lever 36 is curved to coperate with the block 57` fox-'951 swin .ing the ylever a sufficient distance to with raw.y a cartridge from` the `magazine andadvance a preceding cartridge into the ejector portionfofthe breech block.y

The trigger 24 is. provided at opposite sidesv with rearwardly opening vrecesses 58 in which are "ivotally connected the yforward ends. of llnks 59 which engagein the housing 38 atV their other ends andbear. against springs 60.1 The` links 59 are arranged below the pivotal' axis of the trigger 24 to normally urge the finger lever thereof forward. The forward edges' of the hammer 52 are provided with depending pivoted latchesy 61 normally 'urged forward by springs 62 interposed between the latches 61 andthe hammer. The trigger 24 has a rearprolongation with ,a transversenotch over a pin 67" secured transverselythrougn y the plates of the hammer 52 immediate in rear of its projection 65. Themain spring 66 extends forwardly in the frame .andris seated against a removable pin 67 carried The ysides of theframe lare preferably closed by side plates/169. secured by screws or the like in positionfand the frame andthe side plate atonelside'ofthe pistolfare slotted kas atl- Voppositeto the recess inthe rear end of thebarrel'11-to admit the dischargev otv shells therefrom. The .opening 70fis normally closedfby .a plate 71y mounted upon an armif72 hinged ona pin 73. The pin 73 projectsthrough the adjacent platev and, carries 5' a finger projection 74 which maybe used for'swinging the arm and the plate into vposition vfor. uncovering the opening 70.y spring 75 yis carried by thel frame and engages the arm72 to hold the. platef71 normally. iny position .to close theopening. y

The arm 72.#hasa.` lprojection 76;,1lyingV in the path of vthe h'ianmer` 52 .for .depressing the'V arm and y'-un ';overing the opening ywhen the trigger'is'in `its -forward position.V

The. operation is apparent, for when .the

Vtrigger is drawn"-.`baclr Vby the nger the block'14 is'` raised to carryfthe cartridge disposed: therein up into the breeche` of; the --bar- 'rel'.:'1 lAs; the tr-iggeriszthus operatedv the nose .63 isur'aised against rthe-latchlto initially v swing i the-hammer upward:A and .f bring the projection, ,65 Z.therefofgfi'nto the pathjof the shoulder .164.. :The-shoulder: swings .the ham-v mer back. gto. .1 itsi'iffull position and k,escapes from beneath :the r lproj ection .65 fto Suddenly ffree'thehammerf;.L .1

. As the hammer is drawnA backward.:l the camV lzr lock` f5.7' th'e'reo?swings the :lever 36 f :torwardh` The rblock 31 .is rmovedl up inf the guideagainsttheadjacent cartridge tourge it into/the breech;v fblock yand the Shook A--44 drawsy the; uppermost cartridge from lthe magazine.;y over fthe guide.l 29thelatch 32 fbe ing` 'depressed'.bytheicartridge and rising .belli-11d; the .Same toholdf it .in position. The

'pawlf50.also engagesjthe upper .portion of 'the cartrid'gev4 whilej-the'I'bloc''kk A31 iis, drawn i backwardv to'` engage ,Naf succeeding cartridge.

Whl) the triggersi24 isreleased=.after the' -iring of the pistol,4 .the forward lmovement under action .of-)the springs' V60.- ?.w'ill move `the .latch lever y23 'downwardlyout 'of engagement with the bolt., shifter v28 v.and the action. l`or .the spring which.; engages the pin 18` will force'this pin out ofr the latchl 19 Vreythe .breech block14 whichfrwillmove downward ,1novementV of Ithe breechv bloclr. 14

with .the lever 16 andlthrowthe shell ofthe willfmovegthe support; from the ej eetor 15 which will `rockgupr'in .itspivotal connection discharged ycartridfgeoutrwa-'rdly through the as, been meester tbeforweifdl 1.1.1.9r@- rmeet'sf, thaheelinerfg yvancing them .into said breechblock.

. thahokem fis of course understood "that various4 this invention without departing fromthe the; tscope of thefollowing claims.v y What lis claimed isi f' o 1. n a pistol, the combination, ofk a frame breechv block inthe frame, a hammer in thev frame, afpivotedr lever in thefra'mewin .the path lof the hammerftoj bev advanced'for wardly thereby when. the hammer is retract ..7 5 :and a barrel, amagazine in thefframe, a

ed,l a hook carried by said lever for engaging cartridges n-themagazine for advance ing the same forwardly andmeans.ofor receivingcartridges from said hook andwadf 2.y Ina pistohthe combination, of' frame yand a barrel, a breech block verticallymovable in the frame, a trigger ind the frame connected to the lblockor raisingpthe `same when the trigger is depressed) a'y hammerin the frame adapted" to ybe actuatedfbythe". trigger, said breech block-lhavingga "pivoted' ejector portion for receivinglthe cartridges,k

- said ramehaving an opening atenei/Sid@ f .and a Connectlerii betweenthefiame and said ejector .portion "ton turning; the .latter f f l Whenfhe block iS.. depreSSedby the triage? `for ejectng.emptyshellsgthrough'said'openf p ing inthe frame.

tridges, from o the magazine to j the .breech f breer'ih' block into Vthe barrel.l 4. In a pisto'1,` thecomb'na hammerY jin n lthe frame', a lever Ipjiyoted1 ,in

the frame inthe path ofthe hammer tof-bei.' l i.

advanced toward the'fbarrel. thereby5fcarj tridge `engaging means carried ,by the.leveyrqv for advancing 'cartridges from Jthemagapzine into the breechl block,.fand a ltrigger"inthfe`4 frame for engagementzwith thehamme'r rkto actuatethe same.'` f

breech block in thef rarne,-f a VhanEnnfer in :the

path of the hammer`tof beffadvanced'forf Vwardly thereby when thehammerfis retract ,ed,a. hook carried by said lever ilffengagf; 5. ma pistol,instantiate@@terminano Aj and -a barrel, y a -'maga'zine infv thev frame, .ai

ing cartridges in the magazineifor advancey j ing thesame'iorward, antadvancingderice connected to ysaid lever to receiveficartridV 10,5 f block, and a-trigger connected t`to .thebreech j Jbloclr and adapted; to .engage the'. hammer f for actuating Athe ysame and- ;,y l y and afbarrel,` a 'magazineinfthefframe, an

breech block,l a ltrigger fori-actuating the hammer, and a connectionbetween the trigger and the breech block for moving the same and' the cartridge carried thereby into the `5 barrel.` lM: 1 e

6. y In Va pistol,the combination of a frame and a barrel, a hammer pivoted in the frame and having va cam block, a lever pivoted in the frame in the path of saidblock and adapted to be urged forward when the hainmeris retracted,'cartridge engaging means carried by the `lever for withdrawing cartridges from the magazine, av guide for the cartridges, an advancing devicey on thervguide connected to said lever'i'or engagement with cartridges delivered to the guide by the lever, and atrigger in the 'frame vforv actuating the hammer.

"7. In a pistol, the combination of a `frame and a barrel, a breech block in they frame, a trigger in thev frame connected to the breech block lformovin'g the same vinto the barrel when the triggeris depressed, a hammerin the'frame, a guide in `the frame, means actuated vby thehammer when retracted to feed cartridges t0 --the guide, and advancing meansl actuated byv the hammer iorl delivering the cartridgesy from the yguidey to the breech block. i

" 8. lIn a pistol, the combination-of a frame anda barrel, a breech block'vertically movable: in the frame ,a tri ger in the frame connectedto the block `orf'raising thejsame when the triggerfvis depressed, a hammer in the frame adaptedto be actuated by the` tri ger, cartridge feeding means Voperated by fthe hammer to radvance cartridges to the breech block,I said breech block having a pivone side, and a connectionbetween Vthe trarne n `'and said portion ofthe block for turning the 'e latter when the block isldepressed by the trigger for ejecting emp y Shells through said'opening inthe frame.

2,). In a pistol, Vthe combinationtofaframe and a barreha vertically 'movable breech block in the barrel, aftrigger the frame connected to the breechy block for raising the same, a latch'boltcarried by theblock lfor lookin the latterl tothe `frame lwhen `the "'blocl; 1s raised, `bolt operatin means con- `nectedto`the trigger `for locking. the block the depression of the gerwhen the b 1' block 'e is raised;` -cartridge feeding means adapted lto deliverlr; cartridges to .the block, and a hammer actuated by the trigger and having connection with saidl feeding means 0 `1Q.l Ina pistol, the combination'of a frame e' and a barrel, v`a breech bl'o'ck'movable yin* the frame, a trigger pivot/edwin the trame and having connection withv saidblock'to ad- VVance" the. same into the barrel,locking means the lever to 'bee actuated thereby, a trigger in .the *iframe .adapted to retract the hammer,- a connection between thetrigger andthe block n in means carried `by the trigger for actuating the locking means when the block `1s 1n f the barrel,cartridge feeding mechanism, and

.a hammer connected to lthe mechanism for operating it and adapted tobe. actuated by the trigger.

l1. In a pistol, the combination of Vtrame l l and a barrel, a cartridge magazine in the frame, a breech block in the :tr-ame, a guide between the magazine and thc block, a ham- ,7"5

V-1ner,alever pivoted in the frame in the path lsameinto the barrel and adapted to engage the hammerfto retract the same.

12. 'In a` aistol the combination of a trame l a and a barrel, a magazine 1n the trame, a

yhammery pivoted in the frame, a llever pivoted in the frame in the path of the hammer adapted tofbe advanced thereby toward the barrel, a breech block, means for intermit-q tently feeding cartridges from the magazine to the block and havingiconnection with to advance thelatter into the barrel subsequent to the` deposit of aA cartrid e yon the block, and locking means "-operab el bythe trigger to secure the block in thebarrel prior to the releaseof the hammer by the trigger.

A oted ejectorportion for receiving the car- 40 tridges'andthefraine'havingan openinggat 13. In a pistol, the combination,"`off a` frame and a barrel, a vertically movablelob breech block in the"barre'l, a trig er in the `framefconnected to the breechf bloc for raising 'the same, a latch bolt carried by the 'block for locking 'the latter to the'frame l when y.the "blockf siaised, bolt operating means-connected to the trigger for locking vthe blockby'the depression ofh the triggerl when the block is'ral'sed. i l "174. In apistol, the combination, `offa 'c frame and a barrel, af-vertically Vmovable 115 breech block in the barrel, a tri'g erin the frame connected to the breech bloc vfor rais- 111g the same, a) latch bolt carriedb "the block for locking thelatter to thejgi'ame 'when ,the block is raised, bolt operating k'1,20

means connected to theV trigger for' locking the block by the depression ofthe trigger n when the'bloclz vis'raise'd,"means fornory mally urgingthe trigger forwardly, ,said bolt operating means "adapted'to be Vo'per.- 126 'frame' anda barrel, "agbreech block mnable,I e in the frame, a trigger pivotedin the frame tracted, afhook carried by said lever for engagingv cartridges in thepmagazine' to advance vthem forwardly, `andfmeans for receiving cartridges Vfrom said hook'and advancin theminto said breech block. y

16. 'f n a pistol, 'fthe combination, of a frame and a barrel, a breech blockfmovable in the frame, a trigger pivoted in the frame and having connection with saidy block to advance the sameintofthe barrel, a hammer in the frame adapted to be actuated by said trigger, apivotedlever in theframe inthe path of, said hammer tol be.r advanced forwardly :thereby whenY the yhammer is retracted, a hook carriedv by said lever for engaging cartridges in the magazine to ad-y vance them forwardly, and means for re.

ceivingcartridges from saidv hook vand advancing them into said :breech block, locking meansfor the block to hold itin the barrel-` operating means carried bythe trigger for actuatingk said locking means when the block is in thebarrel. f i

17 In a pistol, the combination, of' a frame and a barrel, a.magazine inthe frame, Y

a hammer pivoted in the frame, a lever pivoted inthe frame inthe path of the hammer adapted to be advanced thereby towardA i,

the barrel, al breech block, means for interesp' mittently feeding cartridges from the magazine to the block and having connection with said lever tofbe actuated thereby, a triggerf` in the frame adapted to retract the hammer,

a connection between the trigger and the block to advance the latter into thebarrelsubsequent to the on the block. V

18. In a pistol, the combination, ofa frame and a barrel, a magazine,ymeans for magazine comprising a pivoted lever, a car-` depositing of a cartridge' n moving the cartridges from the" magazine onto theguide, means operated by said lever .for movingy the cartridge over said guide, a y "spring actuated pawl carried by the frame and adapted to engage behind the cartridge. i

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